UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2002–2003
 Brigham Young University
Back Theatre and Media Arts

   

Bob Nelson, Chair
D-581 HFAC, (801) 378-6645

E-mail: tmadepartment@byu.edu
Web site: www.byu.edu/tma/

College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center
D-444 HFAC, (801) 378-3537

Admission to Degree Program

The degree programs in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts carry special enrollment limitations. Please see the college advisement center for specific details.

The Discipline

The study of theatre and media arts is truly a study of humankind and our attitudes toward ourselves as revealed in artistic expression. Since art is a mirror of human society, the specific disciplines of theatre and media arts cover our innermost attempts at comprehending our existence through all time.

The BYU theatre program is designed to educate the student in a basic foundation of dramatic literature, theatre history, theory, performance skills as both actor and director, and techniques in all areas of theatre design technology and production.
The BYU media arts program is designed to educate the student in a basic foundation of film history, theory, and criticism along with the fundamentals of media arts and production technology.

Career Opportunities

The theatre program provides training and experience in all areas of theatre, from performing to playwriting, from teaching to technical production.

The media arts program provides a foundation and basic experience in conceptualizing, writing, directing, and collaboratively producing nonfiction, narrative, and interactive media.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.

General Education Requirements

Students should contact their college advisement center for information about general education courses that will also fill major requirements.

Languages of Learning

Precollege Math (zero to one course)
(or Math ACT score of at least 22)
0–3.0 hours
First-Year Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Languages/Math/Music
(one to four courses)
3–20.0

Liberal Arts Core

Biological Science (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Physical Science (one to two courses) 3–7.0
American Heritage (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Wellness (one to three courses) 1.5–2.0
Civilization (two courses) 6.0

Arts and Sciences Electives

Arts and Letters (one course) 3.0
Natural Sciences (one course) 3–4.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) 3.0

Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.

Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.

Minimum University Requirements

Religion 14.0
Residency 30.0
Hours needed to graduate 120.0

Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.

Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete the major requirements listed under one of the following undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

BA Media Arts Studies
BA Theatre Arts Education
BA Theatre Arts Studies
BFA Acting
BFA Music Dance Theatre
Minors Media Arts Studies
Theatre Arts Education
Theatre Studies

Students should see their college advisement center for help or information concerning the undergraduate programs.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

MA Theatre and Media Arts
MFA Production

For more information see the BYU 2002–2003 Graduate Catalog.



Additional Degree Program Offered in Animation

A BFA in animation is currently being offered as an interdisciplinary degree by the College of Fine Arts and Communications through the cooperative involvement of its Department of Theatre and Media Arts, its Department of Visual Arts, and the College of Engineering and Technology's School of Technology. Please see the Visual Arts section of this catalog for degree requirements or go to the College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center for more information about entrance requirements to this program.

General Information

  1. All students (with the exception of MDT majors—see MDT major requirements below) should register as a pre-theatre or pre-media arts major.

  2. Upon completion of the pre-theatre or pre-media arts requirements, application must be made for entrance into the chosen degree program.

  3. Specific application information and application forms for each major are available from the department office, D-581 HFAC, or the advisement center, D-444 HFAC.

  4. No C credit is allowed in premajor courses.

  5. No D credit is allowed in major courses.



BA Media Arts Studies (49–51 hours*)

This program has minimum criteria that students are required to meet for admission. Please see the college advisement center for information. Premajor Program MAP

The media arts studies major is designed to foster disciplined scholars and artists, committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, whose skills and conduct are models of leadership, inspiration, and achievement. This degree is designed to produce graduates with practical skills, intellectual attributes, and spiritual awareness to assist themselves, their families, and others in ”their quest for perfection and eternal life.“

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-media arts courses with a B grade or better:
    TMA 102, 110, 112.

  2. Be admitted to the program by application. (See the department office, D-581 HFAC.)

  3. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 114, 185.

  4. Complete one foundation course from the following:
    TMA 123, 236.

  5. Complete the following media arts core courses:
    TMA 291, 292, 391, 393.

  6. Complete one of the following advanced critical studies courses:
    TMA 477R, 492R, 494, 497, 498R.

  7. Complete 20–22 hours (15 must be upper-division) from faculty advisor-approved courses in an area of study. These areas of study must be approved in writing by the student's faculty advisor before enrollment occurs. Please contact the department for possible study areas. Up to 8 hours of practica can be used to fill this requirement.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BA Theatre Arts Education (74–75 hours,* including licensure hours)

This program has minimum criteria that students are required to meet for admission. Please see the college advisement center for information. Premajor Program MAP

The theatre arts education degree program is designed to prepare students to become creative teachers who can meet the educational needs of secondary school theatre students. The skills the program emphasizes include, but are not limited to, interpersonal communication, social, life, acting, directing, writing, historical/analytical, and design/production skills. In addition to developing highly skilled educators, the program is designed to develop strong directing and production skills in each prospective high school teacher.

Major Requirements

  1. A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.

  2. Complete the following pre-theatre courses with a B grade or better:
    TMA 101 or 102; 110 or 160; 112.

    Note: TMA 102 and 110 are strongly recommended to enhance media literacy.

  3. Be admitted to the major program by application (see the department office, D-581 HFAC).

  4. Complete the following foundation course:
    TMA 114, 123, 236.

  5. Complete the following theatre core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260R, 360R, 395, 396, 491.

  6. Complete the following major courses:
    TMA 267, 268, 336, 355, 436, 453.

  7. Complete 6 hours from the following or other faculty advisor-approved courses:
    TMA 121, 124, 222, 225, 323, 324, 325, 361, 424, 457.

  8. Complete the Professional Education Component (25–26 hours). See the Teacher Education section of this catalog for licensure requirements.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BA Theatre Arts Studies (50 hours*)

This program has minimum criteria that students are required to meet for admission. Please see the college advisement center for information. Premajor Program MAP

The theatre arts studies major emphasizes primarily a liberal arts approach. The program is designed to foster disciplined scholars and artists who so excel in their personal conduct and professional skill that they are sought as models of leadership, inspiration, and achievement. Graduates of this program should be capable of producing work that delights, edifies, and enlarges the human spirit.

Major Requirements

  1. Complete the following pre-theatre courses with a B grade or better:
    TMA 101 or 102; 110 or 160; 112.

  2. Be admitted to the program by application. (See the department office, D-581 HFAC.)

  3. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 114, 123, 236.

  4. Complete the following theatre core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260R, 360R, 395, 396, 491.

  5. Complete 21 hours (15 must be upper-division) in consultation with the faculty mentor. These individually tailored programs will allow the student maximum flexibility while guaranteeing quality control.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BFA Acting (81 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this program. Premajor Program MAP

The acting degree program was developed for students who are committed to acting as a career. It is focused to better prepare them to compete professionally and/or for admission to advanced acting conservatory programs or graduate work.

Major Requirements

  1. Successfully pass a preliminary audition and a final acceptance audition. These auditions are held at the end of each fall and winter semester.

  2. Complete the following pre-theatre courses with a B grade or better:
    TMA 101 or 102; 110 or 160; 112.

  3. Complete the following foundation courses:
    TMA 114, 123, 236.

  4. Complete the following core courses:
    TMA 201, 202, 260R, 360R, 395, 396, 491.

  5. Complete the following major courses:

      Acting:

      TMA 124, 223, 224, 323, 324, 424, 427.

      Voice:

      Music 161.
      TMA 122, 222, 322, 422.

      Movement:

      Dance 134R, 140.
      TMA 125, 225, 325.

      Support skills:

      TMA 267.

      Performance:

      TMA 399R or 496R (1 hour minimum); 410R (1 hour minimum).

  6. Complete 12 hours from the following or other approved courses:
    TMA 102, 185, 220R, 241, 251, 315R, 329, 336, 341, 351, 367, 420R, 423, 425, 429, 436, 443R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BFA Music Dance Theatre (74.5 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring program admissions approval. Please see the College of Fine Arts and Communications Advisement Center for information regarding requirements for admission to this major. Premajor Program MAP

The BFA in music dance theatre (MDT) is an interdisciplinary degree offered by the College of Fine Arts and Communications through the cooperative involvement of its School of Music and Department of Theatre and Media Arts and the College of Health and Human Performance's Department of Dance.

Major Requirements

  1. Live and taped auditions for entrance into the MDT major are held in the January preceding fall registration. Students may begin the MDT major in the fall only.

  2. Pass a proficiency examination in each of the three areas at the end of each semester.

  3. Complete at least 40 hours in residence at BYU.

  4. Any grade below C– in major courses is not acceptable for graduation. Dance technique courses require a grade of B– for advancement to the next level.

  5. Complete the following:
    Music 113, 161, 261, 290.

  6. Complete 4 hours of the following:
    Music 260R.

  7. Complete 4 hours of the following:
    Music 360R.

  8. Complete the following:
    Dance 131, 135, 231, 235, 241R, 243R, 244R, 290, 291R, 331, 361, 363, 390R.

  9. Complete the following:
    TMA 114, 121, 123, 124, 267, 323, 427.

  10. Complete the following MDT Seminar courses:
    Music 228.
    Dance 228.
    TMA 228.

  11. Complete the following History of Music Dance Theatre courses:
    Music 300.
    Dance 300.
    TMA 300.

  12. Complete the following Senior Performance Project courses:
    Music 426R.
    Dance 426R.
    TMA 426R.

  13. Complete 11.5 hours of electives from the following music, dance, or theatre courses:
    Music 186, 319R, 360R, 363, 386R, 399R, 402A,B, 472.
    Dance 331, 340R, 362, 368R, 390R, 391R, 393R, 399R, 429R, 440R, 462, 468R, 490R, 493R, 494R, 495R, 498R, 540R, 562R, 563R.
    TMA 100, 215R, 223, 224, 225, 236, 322, 324, 325, 329, 336, 399R, 402R, 422, 424, 425, 429, 443R, 515R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor Media Arts Studies (22 hours*)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for admission to this minor.

Minor Requirements

  1. Complete the following with a B grade or better:
    TMA 102, 110, 112.

  2. Be admitted to the minor program by application (see department office, D-581 HFAC).

  3. Upon acceptance into the minor program, complete the following:
    TMA 114, 185.

  4. Complete one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 236.

  5. Complete one course from the following:
    TMA 291, 292.

  6. Complete 3 hours from the following advanced critical studies courses:
    TMA 477R, 492R, 494, 497, 498R.

  7. Complete 3 hours of electives from the following:
    TMA 171, 277R, 370R, 384R, 387R, 391, 392, 393, 492R, 494, 497, 498R (these 400-level courses may not be used if taken to fill item 6 above).

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor Theatre Arts Education (33 hours)

Minor Requirements

  1. Complete the following with a B grade or better:
    TMA 101, 112, 160.

  2. Apply for entrance approval from the theatre and media arts education committee.

  3. Complete the following:
    TMA 123, 201, 202, 236, 267, 268, 336, 355, 436, 453.

  4. Complete one course from the following:
    TMA 395, 396.



Minor Theatre Studies (21 hours)

Minor Requirements

  1. Complete the following with a B grade or better:
    TMA 101 or 102; 112, 160.

  2. Be admitted to the minor program by application (see the department office, D-581 HFAC).

  3. Upon acceptance into the minor program, complete the following:
    TMA 114, 201, 202; 260R or 360R.

  4. Complete one course from the following:
    TMA 123, 236.

  5. Complete one course from the following:
    TMA 395, 396.



Theatre and Media Arts (TMA)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

100. Introduction to Visual Literacy. (3:2:2)

Overview of visual communication, with hands-on experience in multimedia design and tools, structured to increase awareness of visual functions and develop beginning proficiency with computer-assisted visual communications.

101. Introduction to the Theatre. (3:3:1) Independent Study also.

Reading, viewing, analyzing, writing about, and interacting with contemporary plays and performances to explore both theatre fundamentals and ways theatre addresses questions and concerns of our time. Lab required.

102. Introduction to Film. (3:4:2)

Analytical studies for understanding and appreciating media forms and messages, as well as basic history, theory, and aesthetics. Lab required.

110. Media Arts Experience. (1:0:4) Prerequisite: premajors only.

Practical introductory experience working in media environments (including film and broadcast facilities).

112. Collaboration, Research, and Visualization. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: premajor status.

Overview and practical applications of principles of collaboration, research, and visualization as essential elements of appreciation and production of theatre and media arts projects.

114. Reading and Constructing Narratives. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: theatre or media arts major status.

Analyzing basic narrative principles; conceptualizing and writing narratives for theatre and media.

121. Voice and Diction. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: TMA, MDT, or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status or instructor's consent.

Skills involved in producing an effective voice; International Phonetic Alphabet. Lab required.

122. Voice Production. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent.

Exercises to aid in freeing tensions, habits/patterns, and finding natural state of the voice. Lab required.

123. Acting Fundamentals. (2:4:1) Recommended: concurrent enrollment in TMA 122, 125.

Fundamental acting skills: exercises in perception, objective/action, thought processes, scoring of scripts. Lab required.

124. Acting. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 123. By audition. Acting BFA majors: recommended concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, Dance 134.

Integrating acting skills; building a character through exercises and scene work.

125. Yoga and Alexander Technique. (1:2:0) Prerequisite: premajor status.

Techniques of relaxation, breath, focus, and posture to enhance actor's body and voice as a whole integrated tool in performance.

127. Beginning Stage Combat. (1:2:0)

Basic hand-to-hand stage combat instruction. Introduction to tumbling and falls.

150. Public Speaking. (3:3:0)

Principles and methods of public speaking; speaking experiences.

160. Theatre Production 1. (1:2:2) Prerequisite: premajors only.

Practical experience in the scene shop, costume shop, and lighting lab. Hands-on training for further production experience.

171. Basic Multimedia Literacy. (3:3:2)

Defining and exploring media used in combination, interactively. Creation of simple multimedia products. Lab required.

185. Production: Basic. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: pre-media arts major status.

Introduction to basics of film and video production. Includes lecture and practical lab experiences with audio and video.

187. Production Management: Beginning. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: TMA 102, 110, 112, 185.

Fundamentals of media production: budgeting, scheduling, and management skills.

199R. Academic Internship. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status, TMA 114, and instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre and media arts.

201. Theatre History 1. (3:3:0)

Civilization from Greek antiquity through Renaissance, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives.

202. Theatre History 2. (3:3:0)

Civilization from Renaissance through present, primarily from perspective of dramatic literature and performance. Ways in which performance functions within particular socioeconomic, political, religious, and aesthetic perspectives.

212R. Forum. (0.5:1:0 ea.)

Lecture and question-and-answer sessions with industry professionals and scholars.

215R. Workshop 1: Special Projects. (1–6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; instructor's consent. By application only.

Special projects in theatre and media arts.

220R. Workshop 1: Acting. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Experience in production: acting.

222. Phonetics. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 122.

Correct use of Standard American Stage Dialect with International Phonetic Alphabet. Identification of speech/articulation problems.

223. Acting Improvisation. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: recommended concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 224, Dance 140R.

Discovery of emotion, thought process, and impulse through improvisation.

224. Acting for Film and TV. (3:6:Arr.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications major status; TMA 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: recommended concurrent enrollment in TMA 222, 223, Dance 140R.

On-camera techniques for features, sitcoms, industrials, and commercials. Lab required.

225. Neutral Mask. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 123, 125. By audition.

Use of masks in teaching specificity of movement, communication, and emotion.

228. Music Dance Theatre Seminar. (1:2:4) Prerequisite: music dance theatre BFA major status; TMA 114; concurrent enrollment in Dance 228 and Music 228.

Intensive integration of music, dance, and theatre for the performer.

236. Directing Fundamentals for Stage and Screen. (2:2:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114.

Fundamental elements of stage and media directing, including observation, collaboration, imagination, casting, working with actors, camera, spaces, words, images, rehearsals, and final product.

241. Screenwriting 1. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; 291 or 292 or concurrent enrollment.

Basic narrative and nonfiction (documentary, educational, industrial, multimedia) screenwriting principles, through reading, viewing, testing, and completing writing assignments.

251. Playwriting 1. (3:4:0) Independent Study also.

Basic playwriting principles through reading, completing writing assignments, testing, and writing the first draft of a one-act play.

260R. Theatre Production 2. (1:0:4 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

262. Costume Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Costume history, rendering, and theory. Assistant costume designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

263. Scenic Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to scenic design. Perspective drawing, rendering, models, and computer graphics. Assistant designers for departmental productions may be selected from students in this course.

264. Lighting Design 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to lighting design. Plot, maintenance, and board operation. Assistant designers for main season productions may be selected from students enrolled in course.

265A. Costume Construction 1: Flat Patterns. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic skills in flat pattern making. Specific projects for departmental productions will be assigned to students enrolled in this course.

265B. Costume Construction 1: Draping. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic skills in drape-drafting patterns. Specific projects for departmental productions will be assigned to students enrolled in this course.

266. Set Construction 1. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Intermediate skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

267. Makeup 1. (2:4:1)

Elementary techniques in makeup application for film, television, and stage. Lab work on main season productions is required.

268. Design for Education. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Introduction to design for educational theatre. Costumes, setting, and lighting, with emphasis on designing with restricted budgets.

273R. Electronic Field Production and Direction. (2:2:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status.

Principles and techniques of information gathering and storytelling. Recording and editing video and audio. Lab required.

277R. Video Studio Production and Direction. (2:3:3 ea.) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status; TMA 273R.

Principles and techniques for creating electronic images and sound for live dissemination. Lab required.

285. Production: Intermediate. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 185, 187; 291 or 292.

Survey and application of the basics of narrative and nonfiction, including 16-mm film. Lecture, discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques. Fee.

291. Media Arts History 1. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1895 to 1945.

292. Media Arts History 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Survey of social, aesthetic, business, and technical dimensions of film and media from 1946 to present.

294. History of Animation. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TMA 102.

Origins and developments of animation internationally to the present, focusing on aesthetic, technical, political, and economic aspects of the medium.

295. History of the Moving Image. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TMA 102.

Origins and development of the moving image in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries as revealed in television-as-art/entertainment and/or multimedia focusing on social contexts.

299R. Academic Internship. (1–9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status, TMA 114, and instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

300. History of Music Dance Theatre. (1:3:0) Prerequisite: MMusic 228, 290; Dance 228, 243R, 244R; TMA 114, 228; concurrent enrollment in Dance 300, Music 300.

Dance in the Western tradition from classical antiquity to present, emphasizing union of music, dance, and theatre.

315R. Workshop 2: Special Projects. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; instructor's consent.

Intermediate projects in theatre or media arts.

319. Advanced Narrative Production. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 123, 236, 241, 285. By application only.

Advanced production, including digital and 16-mm sound film production in narrative forms. Discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques. Fee.

322. Classical Voice. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: acting or MDT major status or instructor's consent. Acting majors: TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 222. MDT majors: TMA 114, 121, 123, 124.

Speech techniques (word stress, inflection, pitch, pace, etc.) applied in the classical play.

323. Acting Musicals. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 123, 124. By audition. Acting majors: TMA 123, 124, Music 161, Dance 140. Recommended for acting majors: concurrent enrollment in TMA 225.

Development of acting, singing, and dancing for music theatre through scene study.

324. Acting Classics. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: acting or MDT major status or instructor's consent. Acting majors: TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 222; recommended: concurrent enrollment in TMA 322, 325. MDT majors: TMA 114, 121, 123, 124.

Acting skills helpful in classical literature, emphasizing Shakespearean scansion and text analysis.

325. Stage Combat. (2:4:2) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 125, 225, Dance 134R.

Skills of safe hand-to-hand combat, including use of rapier, dagger, and broadsword, for stage and screen.

327. Performance for Broadcast. (2:2:5) Prerequisite: TMA or communications (print and electronic journalism) major status or instructor's consent; TMA 121, 123, or communications major status.

Practice and theory presenting materials for documentary, news, educational broadcasts, and other venues. Lab required.

329. Theatre and Film Acting Conservatory. (3:6:Arr.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 224. By audition.

Extensive work on a theatre or film project through semester, culminating in performance of play or preview of film/video.

330R. Assistant Directing. (2:0:9 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 336.

Assisting directors for departmental productions.

331. Directing Narrative Literature. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114.

Theory and practice of adapting, directing, and performing nondramatic literature. Readers Theatre.

336. Directing Principles and Practices for Stage and Screen. (3:4:1) Prerequisite: major status. Theatre major: TMA 114, 236. Media arts major: TMA 114, 185, 236.

Theories and processes of taking a scene from script to production.

341. Screenwriting 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 241. By application only.

Intermediate conceptualization, screenwriting, and development for narrative or nonnarrative projects.

350R. Play Review. (1:1:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing reviews of new scripts for young audiences.

351. Playwriting 2. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 251.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing the first draft of a full-length play.

352. Drama in the Elementary Classroom. (2:2:2)

Using theatre techniques as a tool to enrich all subject matter taught in the elementary school classroom. Puppetry, improvisation, storytelling, etc.

355. Coaching Individual Performance. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 123.

Basic skills for coaching high school students to excel in individual performance competition: oral interpretation, mono-acts, pantomime, etc.

360R. Theatre Production 3. (1:0:4 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 260.

Advanced practical experience in specialized shops or backstage experience on realized productions.

361. Stage Management 1. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Principles and objectives of stage management. Assistant stage managers for departmental productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

362. Costume Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 262.

Art approaches to costume design. Assistants and production designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

363. Scenic Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 263.

Art approaches to scenic renderings, models, and computer graphics. Assistants and designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

364. Lighting Design 2. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 264.

Art approaches to renderings and plots. Advanced computer graphics. Assistants and designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

367. Makeup 2. (2:4:1) Prerequisite: TMA 267.

Advanced techniques in makeup and introduction to prosthetics. Supervision on departmental productions required. Assistant designers will be selected from this course.

368. Scenic Art. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic approaches to painting and finishing scenic elements. Priming, lay-in, texturing, and effects. Possible work painting on departmental productions.

369R. Design and Technology Projects. (1–4:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; instructor's consent.

Practical experience working as main season designers; related topics.

370R. Practicum: Interactive Multimedia. (2:2:6 ea.)

Skills in and practice with current IMM tools.

371. Interactive Design and Authoring. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 171.

Theory, design, and practice of creating and authoring interactive multimedia. Lab required.

372R. Media Collaboration. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; by application only.

Experience collaborating with senior capstone media arts experience.

374. Nonfiction Production. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 187, 385; 393 or concurrent enrollment.

Fundamental principles of documentary and experimental filmmaking. Lecture, discussion, lab, and individual/group experiences and critiques.

378R. Directing and Studio Production. (3:2:3 ea.) Prerequisite: media arts or communications major status; TMA 273, 277.

Directing techniques in creating electronic images and sound for live dissemination. Lab required.

384R. Practicum: Special Topics in Media Arts. (1–6:Arr.:1 ea.)

Fundamentals of special media skills.

386. Marketing and Distribution for Film, Video, and Multimedia. (3:3:1)

Survey of vocabulary, players, skills (negotiating, documenting, business processes) of marketing and distribution in film, video, and multimedia.

387. Production Management: Advanced. (3:3:1) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses; TMA 187.

Overview of techniques for managing large arts projects, involving individual and team projects.

388R. Media Arts Crew. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 185; instructor's consent.

Practical supervised experience in media arts production. Exposure to protocols, as well as organizational and technical aspects.

389R. Producing Symposium. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114. By application only.

Developing organizational skills by workshop meetings with industry professionals, who share their producing experiences, styles, and strategies.

391. Introduction to Media Arts Theory. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: TMA 291 or 292.

Identifying and analyzing contemporary film and media theories, with application to specific media texts.

392. Children's Media. (3:3:0) F Historical and theoretical survey of media for and about children and the literature that informs it; discussions and strategies relating to production, reception, pedagogy, and parenting.

393. History of Documentary and Nonfiction Film. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291 or 292.

Introduction to and contextualization of documentary film from its inception to present.

394. Conceptualizing Nonnarrative Forms. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 374. By application only.

Advanced readings and practical applications of various nonfiction forms.

395. Dramatic Literature 1. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TMA 201, 202.

Survey of significant dramatic texts, from ancient Greece through 17th-century France, using variety of critical models emphasizing performance-based criticism.

396. Dramatic Literature 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: TMA 201, 202.

Survey of varied dramatic texts from Renaissance through present and contemporary literary theories such as formalism, Marxism, and postcolonialism. Theorising practice and practicing theory through critical analysis, multimedia presentation, and performing.

399R. Academic Internship. (1–9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

410R. Theatre Capstone. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114. By application only.

Creating a final academic or creative paper, experience, or project, serving as capstone to undergraduate experience and springboard to postgraduate aspirations.

419. Advanced Narrative Directing. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 319. By application only.

Working with actors; visual expression; artistic identity. Creating an advanced portfolio. Discussion, lab, individual/group experience and critiques.

420R. Performance Workshop 2. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Advanced experience in production: acting.

422. Dialects. (2:4:1) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 222.

Major stage dialects.

423. Comedy Styles. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 222, 223, 225, Dance 134. By audition.

Concepts and techniques that create comedy. Major comedic styles throughout history and their impact on currently produced works.

424. Advanced Acting. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: acting or MDT major status or instructor's consent. Acting majors: TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 222; recommended: concurrent enrollment in TMA 422. MDT majors: TMA 114, 121, 123, 124.

Scene studies in extended realism. Absurdism, American classics, Shaw, Chekhov, etc.

425. Character Mask. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: acting major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 123, 124, 125, 223, 225.

Use of the body as a primary tool for character and script interpretation.

426R. Music Dance Theatre: Senior Performance Project. (1:0:5 ea.) Prerequisite: MDT major status; TMA 114, 336; concurrent enrollment in Music 426R, Dance 426R.

Three-semester commitment: (1) producer's class, (2) production team member for a senior project, (3) performance in a senior project.

427. Auditions. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status. By audition. MDT majors: Dance 114, 240, TMA 121, 123, 124, 323, 324 (or 424). Acting majors: Dance 140, Music 161, TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 222, 225, 323, 324, 424. Recommended concurrent enrollment in TMA 425.

Auditions, cold reading, resumιs, and the business end of acting, music, and dance for the professional performer.

429. Performance: Recital. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: major status. By audition. MDT majors: TMA 114, 121, 123, 124, 323, 324 (or 424). Acting majors: TMA 114, 122, 123, 124, 222, 323, 324, 424.

Thirty- to forty-five minute performance of cuttings from varied genres.

436. Theatre Directing Practicum. (3:2:4) Prerequisite: major status and instructor's consent; TMA foundation courses; TMA 236, 336.

Directing projects for class critique and public presentation.

441R. Screenwriting 3. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291 or 292; 341. By application only.

Advanced narrative and/or nonfiction screenwriting principles. Emerging technology.

443R. Writer/Director/Actor Workshop. (3:6:1 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114.

Collaborative workshop developing new stage and screenplays through exercises, discussion, and writing. Scripts selected competitively; public readings at end of course.

450. Dramaturgy: Theory and Practice. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: TMA 201, 202, 395, 396; or instructor's consent.

Techniques and methodology for dramaturgy, literary management, and educational outreach, including a dramaturgical project.

451R. Playwriting 3. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 351.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

452R. Puppetry. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114.

Theories, techniques, and experience constructing and operating puppets for use in performance, recreational, and educational settings.

453. Theatre Pedagogy. (2:2:2) Prerequisite: major status; ScEd 276R, 326, 376R.

Explores, analyzes, and practices theories, methods, and techniques utilized by effective theatre teachers.

455R.Theatre Tour. (3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent. By audition.

Theatre for young audiences; touring experience.

457. Media in the Contemporary Classroom. (2:4:4)

Developing educational methods and techniques for using media in the specialized media classroom; study of educational models and theories related to historical and emerging media technologies.

460. Portfolio. (2–4:Arr.:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114. By application only.

Design and technology capstone. Resumθs, cover letters, and job searches. Professional portfolio presentation before faculty and guests.

461R. Stage Management 2. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 361.

Stage management of BYU productions. Stage managers for departmental productions are enrolled in this course.

462. History of Costume. (3:3:0) F

Costume, clothing, and textiles as mediums for understanding stages and states of individuals, families, and societies; apparel diversity and cultural identity.

465R. Costume Construction 2. (2:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 265A, 265B.

Advanced assignments in hands-on costuming projects for departmental productions.

466R. Set Construction 2. (2:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 266.

Advanced skills in scenic construction and stage maintenance.

467. Makeup 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: TMA 367.

Advanced techniques in makeup application, including advanced prosthetics and wig making. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

468. Properties. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic theatre and film techniques for buying, building, and maintaining production properties. Work on departmental productions.

469. Theatre Management. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basic philosophies of box office, front-of-house, and theatre marketing.

471. Advanced Design and Authoring. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major or minor status; TMA 371.

Advanced design and authoring of interactive media programs.

473R. Writer/Director Workshop (Narrative). (3:6:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 419. By application only.

Collaborative directing, videotaping, editing, and revising scenes from advanced student scripts.

474R. Writer/Director Workshop (Nonfiction/ Multimedia). (3:9:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 393, 394. By application only.

Collaborative development, revision, and polishing of nonfiction or multimedia projects.

475R. Media Arts Capstone. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114. By application only.

Final collaborative project for media students. May be narrative, nonfiction, multimedia, writing, or critical studies format. Fee.

477R. Issues in Media Arts. (3:5:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291, 292.

In-depth study of key media arts issues, within context of gospel principles.

491. Ethics, Aesthetics, and Theology. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: theatre arts major status and TMA 201 or 202.

Analyzing and considering interrelationships of ethical, aesthetic, and theological dimensions of creating and viewing media arts and theatre texts.

492R. Media Arts Genres. (3:2:3 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291, 292.

Intensive analysis of a single major traditional media genre (i.e., western, musical, sitcom, or melodrama) with consideration of contextual, subtextual, and textual issues.

494. Transcendence: Religion and Film. (3:6:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291, 292.

Historical, stylistic, and thematic survey of approaches to religious and spiritual subject matter in film.

495. Shakespeare: Text and Performance. (3:4:0) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Intensive, multifaceted exploration of selected Shakespearean texts, examined through a wide range of analytical and experiential approaches.

496R. Academic Internship. (1–9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; instructor's consent.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

497. Media as a Mirror of Our Times. (3:2:3) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291, 292.

Interdisciplinary approach to media texts as aesthetic and historical documents expressing a people, place, and time.

498R. Special Topics in Media Arts. (3:3:3 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 291, 292.

Consideration of compelling issues in media arts practice, theory, history, and criticism.




500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

515R. Workshop 3: Special Projects. (1–6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114; instructor's consent.

Advanced special projects in theatre or media arts.

516R. Theatre and Media Arts Instruction. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 102, 114 (or equivalents); instructor's consent.

Developing teaching methods and techniques for instruction in theatre and media arts classroom.

536R. Directing Workshop. (3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation and core courses; TMA 236, 336, 436. By proposal/application only.

Advanced experience in production: directing.

550R. Theatre for Young Audiences. (3:3:1 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114.

Theories, techniques, and experience in creating formal drama for child and youth audiences.

551R. Playwriting 4. (3:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 451, or equivalent.

Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing or rewriting a play.

552. Improvisation. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent; TMA 114, 123.

Informal or improvised dramatic techniques with children, adolescents, and/or adults.

557. Storytelling. (2:2:1) Prerequisite: major status or instructor's consent.

Theories, techniques, and practice in the art of telling spellbinding stories.

562. Costume Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 462.

Advanced conceptual approaches to costume design. Strong background in costuming required. Designers for departmental productions will be selected from students enrolled in this course.

563. Scenic Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 463.

Advanced conceptual scenic design. Assumes strong background in scenography. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

564. Lighting Design 3. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 464, or equivalent.

Advanced conceptual lighting projects. Assumes strong background in lighting. Designers for departmental productions may be selected from students enrolled in this course.

565R. Specialty Costumes. (2:4:0 ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114, 265A, 265B, or equivalent.

Advanced skills in millinery, dyes, footwear, and allied project areas.

567R. Makeup Project. (1–6:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 267 and instructor's consent.

Practicum in makeup design and application. Departmental production designers and teaching assistants will be enrolled in this course.

568. Sound. (2:4:0) Prerequisite: major status; TMA foundation courses.

Basics in sound design and reinforcement. Work on departmental productions.

569R. Design for Production. (1–4:0:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114 or equivalent; instructor's consent.

Practical experience working with departmental designers; related topics.

599R. Academic Internship. (1–9:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: major status; TMA 114 or equivalent. By application only.

Off-campus experience or internship in theatre or media arts.

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, see the BYU 2002–2003 Graduate Catalog.



Theatre and Media Arts Faculty

Professors

Fielding, Eric (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1974; MFA, Goodman School of Drama, Art Institute of Chicago, 1976.

Scanlon, Rory R. (1984) BA, Brigham Young U., 1980; MFA, U. of Illinois, 1984.

Swenson, Janet L. (1974) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1969, 1974; MFA, U. of Utah, 1992.

Associate Professors

D'Arc, James V. (1979) BA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1978, 1986.

Farahnakian, Mary (1988) BA, U. of Tehran, Iran, 1961; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1977.

Gale, Larrie E. (1987) BA, MA, San Diego State Coll., 1967, 1970; PhD, U. of Utah, 1973.

Heiner, Barta (1988) BA, Brigham Young U., 1971; MFA, American Conservatory Theatre, 1977.

Morgan, David (1991) BA, Brigham Young U., 1985; MFA, National Theatre Conservatory, 1990.

Nelson, George D. (1990) BA, Brigham Young U., 1977; MFA, U. of Washington, 1979.

Nelson, Robert A. (1977) BA, U. of Arizona, 1970; PhD, U. of Utah, 1976.

Samuelsen, Eric (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1983; PhD, Indiana U., 1991.

Sorensen, Rodger D. (1996) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1972, 1974; PhD, U. of Texas, Dallas, 1999.

Assistant Professors

Chabries, April (1998) BA, Brigham Young U., 1991; MS, MFA, Utah State U., 1996, 1999.

Duncan, Dean W. (1992) BFA, Brigham Young U., 1987; MA, U. of Southern California, 1991; PhD, U. of Glasgow, Scotland, 1999.

Ferguson, Stanley P. (1996) BA, Brigham Young U., 1968.

Jensen, Amy P. (2000) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1990, 1998.

Jones, Megan Sanborn (2000) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1995, 1997.

Larsen, Darl E. (1998) BA, U. of California, Santa Barbara, 1990; MA, Brigham Young U., 1993; PhD Northern Illinois U., 2000.

Russell, Thomas (2000) BA, Brigham Young U., 1988.

Swenson, Sharon L. (1987) BA, MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1968, 1974, 1993.

Threlfall, Timothy A. (1996) BFA, U. of Idaho, 1983; MFA, U. of Washington, 1987.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Harrop-Purser, Laurie (2001) BA, Brigham Young U., 1986; MFA, National Theatre Conserv., 1990.

Adjunct Faculty

Brenda Butterfield.

Emeriti

Bentley, Marion J. (1971) BS, U. of Utah, 1950; MA, Stanford U., 1958; PhD, U. of Utah, 1968.

Crosland, Ivan A. (1971) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1965.

Gledhill, Preston R. (1947) BA, Brigham Young U., 1939; Louisiana State U., New Orleans, 1940; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1951.

Henson, Charles A. (1958) BS, MS, EdD, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1959, 1980.

Jenkins, Jean R. (1967) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1947, 1966.

Metten, Charles L. (1962) BA, MA, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1951, 1952; PhD, U. of Iowa, 1960.

Oaks, Harold R. (1970) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1962; PhD, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964.

Pope, Karl T. (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1962, 1964; PhD, Wayne State U., 1966.

Walker, Oscar Lee (1969) BS, MIE, Brigham Young U., 1968, 1975.

Whitman, Charles W. (1965) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1957, 1958; PhD, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967.

Woodbury, Lael J. (1965) BS, Utah State U., 1952; MA, Brigham Young U., 1953; PhD, U. of Illinois, 1954.






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